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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 4,731 new COVID-19 cases and 62 deaths, marking the 23rd consecutive day that deaths have exceeded 25 in the daily report.
The total number of deaths climbed to 7,306.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 inched up to 3,123 on Tuesday from 3,064 on Monday. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 31.2% of the state’s intensive care beds and non-COVID patients are taking up 47.8%, leaving 21% available.
The department said 11,875 new individuals had been tested. Testing in that category has exceeded 10,000 for 58 straight days.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 24%.
Following are the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health. The department updates its data daily based on information received through 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
*New cases: 4,731
Total cumulative cases: 476,538
New deaths: 62
Total deaths: 7,306
New tested individuals: 11,875
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,556,493
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 18.6%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 12.1%**
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 65,710 (increase of 661)
Marion County new deaths: 8
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,063
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 23.4%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 21,868
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 10,361
Johnson County cumulative cases: 10,968
Madison County cumulative cases: 8,235
Boone County cumulative cases: 4,121
Hancock County cumulative cases: 4,691
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,924
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,136
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 21%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 31.2%
Available ventilators: 70.4%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 13%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 18,268,173
U.S. deaths: 323,510
Global cases: 78,263,502
Global deaths: 1,722,307
*New cases, deaths and tests are previously unreported cases, deaths and tests submitted to the Indiana State Health Department in the 24 hours through 11:59 p.m. the previous day. The cases and testing categories typically contain numerous duplicates—as many as 20% or more—that are later eliminated from the cumulative totals.
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